A man has drowned at Te Puna Beach in Tauranga Harbour.
Police were notified at about 4.30pm that the 53-year-old had not returned from the water.
The Tauranga man was with his family at a beach gathering pipi when two of his children started to have difficulties. Police said the man went to their aid and managed to turn the children towards the shore.
When another family member went to help the children the man had vanished from sight.
An extensive search of the inner harbour, using boats, shoreline personnel and helicopters, was carried out and the man's body was spotted by helicopter in the harbour.
He was recovered by boat shortly afterwards.
Man rescued
Meanwhile a 58-year-old man from the Picton area was flown to Wairau hospital by helicopter after he was found lying on a rocky shore near Putanui Point by a passing boat.
The man's boat was washed up next to him.
He was treated by paramedics at the scene for hypothermia and trauma.
Boy missing
And a 14-year-old boy is missing in Huntly after jumping off a bridge.
Police say a search and rescue team is looking for the teen, with the assistance of a boat from Hamilton and the Eagle helicopter from Auckland.
The search will continue tonight until dark tonight and be
restarted in the morning.
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